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A despatch from Wellington says: The New Zealand budget proposals include the raising of a loan not ex- ceeding £2,000,000 at 3% per cent. for the fulfillment of the Dread~ nought offer. The naval proposals involve the total expenditure of £250,000 annually, £150,000 towards the cost of a Dreadnought and £100,000 as a contribution to the Admiralty to cover the difference between the Imperial and local rates of pay. Regarding internal defence it is proposed to reorganâ€" ize the present system on lines ap- proved by the Imperial Defence NEW ZEALAND WILL HELP The Dominion Has} Adopted Defence Policy. _The fire originated in a. stable in the second level, or in the ,mule barns, and was discovered by a miner named James Hanney, who gave the alarm, but little notice was taken of the warning until near 3 o'clock, when a general alarm was given. Then it was too late and the biggest mine disaster in the State went on record. Besides the men dead in the mine, '1; band of twelve rescuers volunâ€" teered to go down and they, too, lost their lives. These men were lowered to their death, but went down “bravely. A despatch from Cherry, Illinois, says: Three hundred and eighty- four men are probably dead in the mine of the St. Paul Coal Company, where they were trapped by fire on Saturday afternoon. All efforts to rescue have failed. Not a. sign of life has been received from the im- friaqned men. The fire which gut;- ed the two shafts has been smoth- ered by sealing the shafts, but it is feared the men’s lives have been gnufled out by the effort to save them being roasted alive. PARLIAMENT IS NOW OPEN Two members of my Government attended the Imperial conference called by his Majesty’s Government on} the question of defence. A plan was adopted, after ' consultation with the Admiralty, for the organiz- ation of a Canadian naval service, an the lines of the resolution of the 'A despatch from Ottawa says: Mild, hazy November weather conâ€" ditions amended the opening of the second session of the eleventh Ca- nadian Parliament on Thursday af- ternoon. Immigration has poured into the new settlements of the North and the West in a copious and well- ordered stream, drawn from the best elements of the British Isles, the United States, and continental Europe. Trade and commerce have made rapid advances in all direc- tions. The revenue has almost com- pletely regained what it had lost in the recent period of depression. Most remarkable has been the raâ€" pid recovery from the financial em- barrassment which for a, short time was the cause of anxiety amongst business men. In nearly every branch of business there has been a revival of activity which gives as- surance of continued progress and prosperity. NEARLY 400 MEN PERISH The speech “from thé tai'ned‘the following clauses: ,As a result of the nice weather conditions an even greater crowd 9f citizehs: than usual gathered on Parliament Hill to witness the mili- tary pageant, and the arrival of Excellency from Rideau Hall. The new conventizn; between his Majesty and the President of the Great Disaster in a Coal Mine at Cherry, Illinoiss. House of Commons of the 29th of March last. The papers will be im- mediately brought down and}; bill introduced accordingly. Speech From of the the Throne at the Opening Eleventh Parliament. Conference as applied to local conâ€" ditions. All boys between the ages of twelve and eighteen will undergo elementary division. All young men between-eighteen and twenty- one will undergo two years’ com- pulsory training on stated evenings, half days and whole days, and also fourteen days annually in camp. A volunteer force of 20,000 men will also be maintained and rifle clubs will be encouraged. The cost of the scheme is estimated at £100,000, while a. further £150,000 will be ex- pended in a period of three years on additional armament and field equipment.‘ fill hpper had gorie. Deeds of true heroism were called forth by the disaster. Six men gave up their lives and many more were willing to brave death to carry aid to cOmrades, until Chief Mine Suâ€" perintendent Taylor declared that Heartrending scenes of grief and suffering were enacted. Half an hour after the eprosion occurred the mouth of the shaft was sur- rounded by frantic women and chil- dren. Many tried to enter the mine, but gave up after the first effort, or were carried away uncon- scious from the smoke and fumes. For two hours, officials of the mine, assisted by the residents of Cherry, tried to devise means to help the imâ€" prisoned miners, but in vain. The last trip of the cage was made when the bodies of the mine superintendent and his assistants arose. The men were dead when the car reached the surface. Those about the pit mouth expressed the belief that they were dead 01' dy ing when placed in the cage. None survived to tell the story of the trip. A measure will be submitted to you for the purpose of rendering more effective the present legisla- tion, respecting combinations which In order to improve the facilities already afforded the public by the Government railways, and to on- hance their value as part of the great transportation system of Can- ada, a. bill will be submitted to you for the purpose of enabling the Min- ister of Railways, on the recom- mendation of the Government rail- ways managing board, and subject to the approval of Parliament, to lease any line or lines connecting with the Intercolonial Railway. The exploratory surveys for a, railway from the Western wheat fields to Hudson’s Bay were push- ed energetically during the whole of. last summer. It is hoped that a réport of the operation will be placed before you at an early date. unduly énhancé prices. French Republic, respecting the commercial relations between France and Canada, having been approved by the French legislatlve chambers, you will also be asked to confirm it. The construction of the Transconâ€" tinental Railway has made substanâ€" tial advance during the year- The Western division has been extend~ e} 66 miles beyond Edmonton, comâ€" pleting a, total distance of 861 miles west of Winnipeg. Contracts have been let for 399 miles in the moun- tain division; good progress was made on this work. The Eastern diâ€" vision is now open for'trefiic from Winnipeg to Lake Superior Junc- tion, and thence by the Grand Trunk Pacific branch to m:- lake itself. The whole of the work be- tween Winnipeg and Monoton is now under contract. Vigorous .mgc; No. 37m: No. 3 white; 38% to 410: N0. 4 white, 37 to 391/;6‘ {sandal-d, 3931 to’ 41%. > u ’ Chicago. Nov. 16.â€"â€"Wheabâ€"-Cash, No.2 red, $1.09 to $1.20; No. 3 red, $1.08 to $1.15; No. 2 hard, $1.06 h) $1.09; No. 4 hard, $1.02 to $1.05; No. 1 Northern, $1.07 to $1.09; No. 2 Northern. $1.05 to $1.07‘/2; No. 3 Northern. $1.02 to $1.05. Cornâ€"â€"« No. 2, 63% tn 63%c; No. 2 yellow, 63}; to 640; N0. 3, 63%0; No. 3 yel- low, 63%6. Oatsâ€"No. 2 white, All/go; N0. 3, 37150: No. 3 white, UNITED STATES MARKETS. Buffalo, NOV. 16. ~â€" Wheat â€"â€" Spring wheat, stronger; No. 1 Northern, earloads store, $1.08%; Winter easier. Cornâ€"â€"Firm; N0. 3 yellow, new, 660. Oatsâ€"Easier; No. 2 white, 43%0; No. 3 white, 42%0; No. 4 white, 4]}Qc. Barleyâ€"â€" Feed to malting, 61 to 700. BUSINESS AT MONTREAL. Montreal, Nov. 16.â€"Oa.tsâ€"No. 2 Canadian Western, 41% to 420. Barleyâ€"No. 2, 66 to 670; Manitoba feed barley; 52 to 530; buckwheat, 58 to 581/30. Flourâ€"Manitoba. lSpring wheat patents, firsts, $5.70; (10., seconds, $5.20; Winter wheat ‘patents, $5.50 to $5.60; Manitoba lstrong bakers’, $5; straight rollers, $5.16 to $5.25; (10., in bags, $2.- 40 to $2.50. Feedâ€"Ontario bran, $21 to $22; Ontario middlings $23.â€" 50 to $24; "Manitoba, bran, $21; Manitoba shorts, $23 to $24; pure grain mouille, $32 to $33; mixed mouille, $25 to $27. Cheese~11% to 11%c; easterns, 11% to 113/40. Butterâ€"Finest creamery, 25 to 25%0 in round lots, and at 26 to 26%0 in a. jabbing way. Eggsâ€"Selected stock, 27 to 280; No. 1 candlcd, 25 to 280 per dozen. Prices of Cattle, Grain, Cheese and Other Dairy Produce at Home and Abroad. BREADSTUFFS. V Toronto, Nov. 16.â€"'â€"Flour â€"- On- :tario wheat. 90 per cent. patents, $4.30 to $4.35 in buyers’ sacks on Iitra-ck, Toronto, and $4.15 to $4.20 foutside, in buyers’ sacks. Manito- iba-ba flour, first patents, $5.60 on track, Toronto; second patents, $5.10 to_$5;20, and strong bakers’ $4.90 to on track, Toronto. ‘ i Manibob'a wheatâ€"N0.) 1 Northern $1.03, Bay ports, and No. 2 Nor- ;thern, $1.01}; Bay ports. Baconâ€"Long clear, 141/2 to 14%0 per 1b. in case lots; mess pork, $26.50; short; cut, $27.50. Hamsâ€"Light to medium, 15 to 16¢; do., heavy, 14 to 14%0; rolls, 14 to 14%(3; shoulders, 12% to ‘130; backs, 19 to 200; breakfast bacon, 17% to 180. Lard~Tierces, 151/20; tubs, 153/40; pails, 16c. Butterâ€"~Pound prints 22 to 22%0; tubs and large rolls, 20 to 210; inâ€" ferior, 17 to 190; creamery, 26 to 270, and solids, 24 to 250 .per 1b., Clleeseâ€"Iefxgc per 1b. for large, and at 1210 for twins. Hayâ€"N0. 1 timothy, $15 to $15.50 and No. 2 at $13.50 to $14 on track, Toronto. Strawâ€"$8.50 to $9.50. Potatoesâ€"50 to 550 per bag on track for Ont-arios. Eggsâ€"Case Jobs, 28 t6 300 per dozen for fresh, and 2G to 270 for storage. Applesâ€"$2 to $3.50 per barrel, according to quality. Beansâ€"$1.60 to $1.75 per bushel at outside points. HoneyuCombs, dozen, $2.25 to $3; extracted, 10%c per 11). Poultryâ€"Chickens, dressed, 11 to 130 per 1b. ; fowl, 9 to 100; turkeys, 16 to 180 per 1b.; ducks, 1b., 11 to EC; geese 9 to 100. per lb. Barleyâ€"3N0. 2, 58 to 590 outside, and N6:.31extm at 56 to 570 outâ€" side. - H Oatsâ€"N0. 2 Ontario white, new, to 380 outside. New Canada, West oats, 39%, to 39%(1, and No. 3 at 38% h) 390, Bay ports. Peasâ€"~86 to 87c outside. Ryeâ€"No. 2, 74c outside. iuckwheatâ€"Z‘i to 569, outside. Corn-No. 2 American yellow, ’71 to 711/20 on’ track. Toronto. Bradâ€"$21 in bags, Toronto, and shorts at $23.50 in bags, Toronto. LIVE STOCK MARKET. Montreal, Nov. 16.â€"â€"Pr.ime beeves THE WORLD’S MARKE f8 Ont’ario Whéatâ€"‘NO: Z'mixed, $1-' 03 to $1.04 .imtside, and N0. 2 white and red 'W'inter, $1.04 outsiden REPORTS FROM THE LEADING TRADE CENTRES. THE DAIRY MARKETS. COUNTRY PRODUCE. HOG PRODUCTS. Determined Attempt to Assaesinate the Viceroy of India. A despatch from Ahmedabad, British India, says : Lord Minto, the Viceroy of India, and Lady Minto had a narrow escape on Saturday from being killed by bombs. They were driving through one of the streets when, without warning, two bombs were thrown at their carri age. A dragoon, who was riding alongside. spurred forward and with outstretched sabre intercepted the first bomb, hurling it some dis- tance away into a sandheap. The second bomb struck the Viceroy s jemidar. a native Lieutenant, whr. was holdingr an umbrella over Lady Minto. and fell harmlessly to the ground. Neither bomb exlflorlcd, as the soft sand‘ted as a buffer. BflMBS FLUNG AT LUBD MINTO A suffragetm attacked Mr. Winâ€" ston Churchill with a whip at Bris- tol station, on Saturday. Canada Led (In. World With One Exception. A 'derspatch from Ottawa says: During the decade from 18.98 to 1908 Canada led the world, with ithe exception of Argentine, in com- ‘parative increase in trade. During the preceding; decade, from 1897 to 1907, Canada. ranked third in re- spect to trade growth, Argentina first and Japan second. Japcm now ranks third. This is the mOst in« teresting fact brought out in the annual report of the Trade and Commerce Department, issued on Wednesday. For the last fiscal year the statistics of trade, as alâ€" ready stated, Show a falling off of $67,916,284, as compared with the preceding year. The Deputy Min- ister, in his report. lays stress on the fact that this decrease was alâ€" most wholly in imports, the deâ€" cline in exports being only $3,446, 586. Compared with other nations. Canadian trade figures for the year show that the financial depression was felt much less severely here than elsewhere. Toronto, Nov. 16.-The export trade was quiet. Butchers’ of the choice variety sold as high as at any time during the past few months One load of prime stem-s. sold at $5.50. ~Ordinary good loads sold freely at $4.60 to $5. Choice cows were firm at $4.25 to $4.75. Milk- efs and springm‘s were not quite so strong. The. toy; prim paid was $67. Sheep and lambs “(we very firm and dearer. lan’lhg averaging $5.85. Hogs quoted at $7.50 f.o.b.. and 7.75, fed and watered. sold at 4% to near 4%c per 1b.; pretty good animals, 3% to 4%c; Cnmmon stock, 2 to 36 per lb. ; lean (manners about 1%0 per lb. A superâ€" ior milker was sold for $75, and two others at $69 each; other cows and swingers from $30 to $60 each. Grass fed calves, 2% to 4%0 per 1).; good veals, 5 to 60 per lb. Sheep 3% to 3%c, and lambs about 5%}: per lb. qud lots of fag hogs Sold at, 8% to 90 per 1b. Toronto, Nov. 16.-Tlle export trade was quiet. Butchers’ of the choice variety sold as high as at any ' “Why.'-in the Western States and British Columbia. they laugh at our laws; theirs are so much stricter, "We have at present Over 7,000,- 000 apple trees in Ontario, bearing in a good season one barrel of pack ed apples to the tree. A, Moreover, this is a very moderate estimate." “Besides this great quantity of applebeming trees there are 14,- 000 acres of vineyard, and there are no less than 350,000 orchards and gardens,” continued Mr. Smith. He went on to Show that where 25 years ago all fruits in Ontario were sold to commission agents in the large cities, today they are sold direchly to the trade‘throughout the Domihion. The packing laws he does not con- sider adequate in Ontario. ‘ Thus Mr. E. DL Smith of Winona. opened the annual convention of the Ontario Frilit-erers’ Associaâ€" tion at Toronto on Wednesday. Mere .Stringent Laws Are Needed to v ” Squelch Dishonest Packers. FUTURE,“ ., 0F FBUITâ€"GBflWING INCREASE 0]” TRADE. Attempts have. been made in In- dia during: the hut year 01' two against the livcs of lmrd 1‘.’ into, Lord Kitchener, Sir :Ez'jdy'cw "I’mâ€" ser, Lieutenant-wax'?"w '7 in?» 1‘ gal, and many (L. On examination they were found to contain picric acid. Just prior to this, as the carriage passed through one of the streets, a bomb exploded some little distance away. Police and others, attracted by the explosion, ran up and found a man on the ground with his hand blown off. He proved to be an innocent bystander. The bombfichrowerl made, their escape in the excitement and aé-yet no arrests have been made. “We cannot expect assured suc- cess except through united action. not only in the townships, but in the whole Province. We can then make a strong recommendation for 1better legislation which will serve to stamp out the most prevalent idiseases and pests. In some cases Ethe inspectors themselves are not fitted for their work, and a. barrel fiof apples which will pass one inâ€" ;spector will not pass another. There gshould be a school of training for ithem.” Quebec Government Will Ismao Them for (‘ertain Areas. ,\ despatch from Quebec says. The Provincial Government has adopted an order-inâ€"(‘inuncil au- thorizing the Minister of Coloniza- tion to issue pn’mpecting permits for areas of land not exceeding two hundred acres in extent. The ter- ritory upon which these parmits will be issued Avill be determined by the Minister of Colonizrtiun, Mines and Fisheries. 19d, following his wedding. Mc- Laughlin fired a rifle among them, and wounded Harry 130an1], aged eighteen. The bullet passed through his stomach and liver, aid althnngh he is Mil] alive and in the hospital here‘ his life is dcspa-ired (if. McLaughlin was a widower and had been quietly married a tow days ago, hence the (*eiebmtion. A despatch from Neepawa. Manâ€" imbm says: There was a sad and alm-znsL tragic ending to a charivari at, W. McLaughlin‘s place, near Glendale, on Tuesday night, when, c “raged by the noisy crowd assembâ€" Sentence on Men Who Blow Up House Near Ottawa. A despatch from Ottawa says: For blowing up the home of Mr. M Laiportc with dynamite in June last, Victor Lecasse and George Deltour were sentenced to twelve months’ imprisonment each by Sir Villiam Muloek in the Assize Court on Friday. The two men pleaded guilty tottlle charge of exploding explosives of a nature likely to en- danger life in an attempt to do in- jury to property. They denied, how- ever. that they had attempted to commit murder. The prisoners agreed to pay $500 compensation for damage done to Mr. Laporte’s house and furniture by the exploâ€" siun. (‘harivari Near Ncepawa. Mam, Has Serious Ending. “I look forward with a great deal of confidence to the future pros- pects of fruitâ€"growing in Ontario. We have the natural conditions of soil and climate to produce the best apples on the continent.” be con- cluded. and as a. result a strong industry has sprung up. Mr. Smith thofight the growing of Baldwins and Spies should be made a national industry. SH 01‘ 'l‘flROl'G H S'I‘OMA (‘ II. YEAR FOR D YNA )IITER I‘ROSI‘ECTIN G PERMITS.